Part of a Sword Pommel (Centaur Supporting Medallion; Venus Flanked by Mars and Hercules)

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Part of a Sword Pommel (Centaur Supporting Medallion; Venus Flanked by Mars and Hercules)

Foppa, Caradosso

Accession Number

1957.14.227

Medium

bronze//Light brown patina

Dimensions

overall: 3.78 x 3.65 cm (1 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.) | gross weight: 33.52 gr (0.074 lb.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection